2
: a sleeplike state (as of deep hypnosis) usually characterized by partly suspended animation with diminished or absent sensory and motor activity
3
: a state of profound abstraction or absorption
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Noun
The spiritual healer fell into a trance.
He was staring out the window in a trance.
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Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
The trance festival in southern Israel’s Negev Desert was one target of the militant group’s rampage in which about 1,200 people were killed and 250 others kidnapped and taken to Gaza.
—Tamar Michaelis, Zahid Mahmood and Helen Regan, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
And her superpower was kind of like emotional - trances and stuff like that.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
But even in their meditative trance, the Greens, then renting in Manhattan, noticed a few minor drawbacks: The 1,300-square-foot apartment lacked character, and the overall vibe felt somewhat antiseptic—think black hardware, white kitchen cabinets, and subway tiles in the bathroom.
—Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
The trance festival in southern Israel’s Negev Desert was one target of the militant group’s rampage in which about 1,200 people were killed and 250 others kidnapped and taken to Gaza.
—Tamar Michaelis, Zahid Mahmood and Helen Regan, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
And her superpower was kind of like emotional - trances and stuff like that.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The track falls somewhere between hard techno and trance, elevating heart rates with its driving beat and sharp percussion.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Trance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trance. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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trance
noun1
: a sleeplike altered state of consciousness (as of deep hypnosis) usually characterized by partly suspended animation with diminished or absent sensory and motor activity and subsequent lack of recall
2
: a state of profound abstraction or absorption
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